Archive for the ‘Design’ Category
Oh no, Crocs are back in style
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Just when we thought they'd disappear forever, the plastic shoes that many people seem to love to hate are making a comeback. The U.K. newspaper the Guardian has a feature story on the comeback today, "Crocs steps back from the...
UK firm making plastic from chewed gum?
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
A designer in the United Kingdom is developing a plan to collect and recycle chewed gum and turn it into a plastic that can be molded into new products. Gross, I know, but interesting. The designer is Anna Bullus, who,...
The problem with PLA: chip bags that are really loud
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Did you ever try to sneak a chip without anyone hearing? Apparently it's just about impossible with the new Sun Chip bags from Frito-Lay. That's according to a story from Page 1 of today's The Wall Street Journal: "Snack Attack:...
The market is changing fast for e-readers
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The market for e-readers -- innovative new products including the Kindle, Que and iPad -- is already set for a major shakeout, according to Andrew S. Ross, a business columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle. Ross wrote in his column...
Think snow: Penn College seniors design ice scrapers
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
With temperatures in much of the United States near 100 F, here's a story to help you think cool thoughts. Three Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently completed a project to design and manufacture injection molded ice scrapers that bear...
Electrolux wants to make vacuums from marine debris
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Appliance maker Electrolux AB says it wants to make vacuum cleaners from plastic waste harvested from the world's oceans. The project, called "Vac from the sea," would solve two problems, according to the company's video (see below). First, it would...
Plastic ‘icebergs’ disguise vacant lots
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Tired of looking at a vacant lot that some investor is sitting on, waiting for the market to bounce back? How about filling it, temporarily, with a plastic iceberg? Crain's New York Business has a story ("Designer floats iceberg idea...
Watch the vuvuzela being molded
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Many sports fans have been introduced this week to the sound of the vuvuzela, the plastic horn that's known for creating a buzzing sound, which has dominated the audio of all of the World Cup soccer games from South Africa....
Pallets as an ‘emerging’ technology
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Congratulations to Bob Moore, CEO of Intelligent Global Pooling Systems Co. LLC (iGPS), who was named Florida's Entrepreneur of the Year in the emerging industries category by Ernst & Young. Wait, you're thinking -- iGPS is a pallet firm. How...
Court rules on tools and trademarks
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Bloomberg News is reporting on a legal case on expired patents that is bound to impact a variety of plastics processors and toolmakers. The story involves thermoformer/injection molder Solo Cup Co., which won an appeals court ruling related to its...